The Railway Sustainability Design Guide provides materials to support the sustainable management of the railway estate. It is intended to support the standard documents that Network Rail has.

The standards explain what actions are necessary. The purpose of the design guide is to give options as to how that work might be done. It provides case studies, not just from the railway, but other linear and estate managers. It is intended to show our railway managers and maintainers what the ‘art of the possible’ might be, provide ideas for how activities could be done differently, and show what the opportunities are for protecting, maintaining, and enhancing the railway through sustainable land management.

To help with future planning, a series of documents and spreadsheets have been provided.  These contain details of the costs of certain activities that will be undertaken when managing habitats.  Please be aware of the caveats associated with these figures – but they will give an indication of the variations between activities that may help in decision making.

The schedule spreadsheets have been created to help with the planning and timing of works.  These sheets also give the indication of the amount of effort that maybe needed for certain activities to assist with resource planning. More information can be found here: https://uk.planengage.com/networkrail-digital-sdg/home

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